1. Letter A

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

Erosion caused by rocks and other material rubbing away the river bed. Also called corrosion

Question 2

Absolute data

Answer 2

In population terms, absolutes data is the actual number of people in that particular region, country, age band or gender

Question 3

Absolute poverty

Answer 3

The type of poverty where a person’s basic needs like water, food and shelter cannot be met

Question 4

Access to water

Answer 4

The percentage of the population that has access to safely managed water

Question 5

Active

Answer 5

A volcano which has either recently erupted or has an active magma chamber

Question 6

Adaptations

Answer 6

The way in which a plant or animal is adapted to help it survive in a particular ecosystem

Question 7

Adult literacy

Answer 7

Adult literacy rate it the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write

It is measured by testing a person’s understanding of a short simple statement about their everyday lives

Question 8

Adventure tourism

Answer 8

Tourism to access extreme areas or to complete challenging activities

Question 9

Aeroponics

Answer 9

Plants suspended in the air with the roots sprayed with a mix of water and nutrients

Question 10

Afforestation

Answer 10

The planting of trees to create a forest where there was no previous tree cover

Question 11

Age/sex pyramid

Answer 11

A type of bar chart that shows the breakdown of populations of countries or regions based upon sex and age

Also known as a population pyramid

Question 12

Agglomeration

Answer 12

A collection or mass of things

In industry, similar businesses tend to group together in the same location

Question 13

Agricultural revolution

Answer 13

The dramatic increase in production of crops and livestock from 1650 onwards caused by factors such as creating fields, improved ploughing, crop rotation and new crops

Question 14

Agriculture

Answer 14

The growing of crops and raising of animals to provide food

Question 15

Alluvium

Answer 15

Material deposited during periods of flooding

Contains large quantities of minerals so creates fertile soil

Question 16

Altitude

Answer 16

The height or vertical distance of an object above sea level

Question 17

Amenities

Answer 17

Features that improves someone’s quality of life when it is located nearby

Covers a wide range, from a shopping centre, leisure facilities or entertainment venues

Question 18

Anemometer

Answer 18

An instrument used to measure wind speed

Question 19

Annual temperature range

Answer 19

The difference between the highest average temperature and lowest average temperature over the period of a year

Question 20

Anomalies

Answer 20

A result that is different or unexpected.

It deviates from the other results
The singular term is anomaly

Question 21

Anti-natalist

Answer 21

Government policies which encourage the population to have fewer children

Question 22

Apartheid

Answer 22

The political system of racial separation and discrimination that existed in South Africa from 1948 to 1994

Question 23

Appropriate technology

Answer 23

Relatively low tech, practical and cost effective solutions to increase yields in LEDCs

Question 24

Aquifer

Answer 24

An underground store of water held in permeable rock

Question 25

Arable

Answer 25

A farm which only grows crops

Question 26

Arch

Answer 26

A coastal headland structure where erosion causes sea caves to break through and form a passage through the headland with a rock roof

Question 27

Aspect

Answer 27

The direction that a settlement or surface faces

Question 28

Asylum seekers

Answer 28

A person who asks for permission to stay in a country for protection from harm

Question 29

Atolls

Answer 29

A ring shaped reef that can have an island or a lagoon in its centre

Normally found around an eroded, extinct volcano

Question 30

Attrition

Answer 30

Rocks and other material broken down and rounded by colliding together wishing the water flow of a river